Feed-regulator.



lil ilxllJll v No. 895,489.. PATBNTED AUG. 11, 1908.

O. M. MORSE.

FEED REGULATOR.

APPLIOATION rmm um 18, 1901 i 1 \aaixltliillul no. seams.

ORVILLE M. MORSE, OF JACKSCN,'MICHIGAN.

FEED-RE G'ULa ron.

Application filed March 18, 1901. Serial Ito- 363,026.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE M. .MORSE, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Feed-Regulators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of the invention to obtain a feed mechanism for granular or comminuted material, in which the quantity of material fed in a 'iven interval of time may be regulated to alligh degree of accuracy.

To this end, the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective a view of one form of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a vertical section in the plane of the adjustable feed spout; Fig. 3 is a section through a modified form of the apparatus; and Figs. 4 and 5, are diagrammatic sectional views, illustratin the principle underl ing the construction.

ltIy invention is base on the principle that the'angle of the sides of a pile of granular or commin'uted material remains practically constant under uniform conditions. Thus, if the granular or comminuted material is fed on a disk, or flat plate of any kind, so as to cover the entire surface, it will rise in a y ramidal form, the angle of the sides bein determined by the nature of the material employed. ain, if ranular or comminuted-materia is fed tirough an aperture upon a horizontal plate arran ed beneath the same, it will spread OUL at t e base, but on}; to a limited extent.

ased upon the principle as above stated, I have devised aconstruction of feed mechanism. in which the granular or comminuted material is fed over the edge of one plate on to a lower plate, being permitted to assume its natural angle, and the pyramidal pile thus formed is then moved laterally to discharge the same, being immediately replaced b a new supply from the up er plate or is ge. This ma be accomplishe in two ways, illustrated (llagrannnatlcall respectively in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig. 5, the material A is fed through an a erture B in a plate C upon a lower plate D In Fig. 4 a late E, havin an aperture F, is provided with a superposed guard plate G above the aperture. This guard plate is of suflicientsize to prevent the spreadm of the material when actuated by gravity 9. one so .as to discharge through the aperture F therebeneath. If, however, the pile of material-resting on the 'base E is moved laterally, as by a sweep H, it will be i discharged through t e aperture F at a medetermmed by the s eed of the swee In like manner, a latera movement of t 1e pile U N IT EDiIA ES PATENTOFFICE. i

of material, asshown in Fig. 5, resting upon the plate 'D', will permit a rther discharge of the material through the aperture B, but as soon as lateral movement ceases, further feedin through the aperture B is arrested.-

With either of the devices described, the rate of discharge of the material is a function of the area of the aperture, the height of the space between the up or and lower plates, and the speed of the ateral movement imparted to the material. If these factors remain constant, the rate of discharge is constant, but avariation in one or more of the factors will produce acorresponding variation in the rate of discharge.

The preferred form of the embodiment of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and is of the following construction: A is a stationary receptacle, or holder, for the su ly of granular or comminuted material.

1s the bottom plate of this receptacle, which is provided at one point, preferably near the periphery, with a discharge aperture C. D is a disk, or revoluble plate, beneath the receptacle A, which is mounted upon a shaft E, and is. driven at a constant rate of speed by suitable mechanism, such as the worm wheel F and the worm G, the latter being on a. shaft H, driven by the pulley I from a suit able source of ower. 0

Depending om the receptacle A, m reg istration with the aperture C, is a dischar e spout J having its discharge end vertically adjustable in relation to the surface of the disk B, preferably by providinga member K charge end K of the s out above the disk. If

the disk is revolve at a constant rate of speed throu h the mechanism described, the material will be fed thereon at a uniform rate, producing a circular column of uniform width and depth. Before the revolution of the disk is completed, this column of granular or comminuted material is deflected laterally over the edge of the disk by a suitable scraper L, which is shown and is provided 1 adapted to support the material fed through with two. scraping blades M and N. 1

has been stated, the spreading of the granular or comminuted material upon the supporting base will be constant under uniform conditions, but will vary to'some exent by variation in pressure. I, therefore, preferably provide a guard plate 0, above Lhedischarge aperture 0 for relieving the material in the spout J from the pressure of 'the weight of the material in the receptacle A; I have further provided a sweep, formed by the radial arms I, mounted upon the shaft E, which extends mto the receptacle A, these arms moving the material laterally to fill the spout J.

' This feed mechanism is capable of extreme nicety of adjustment, as theheight of the extension member K of the discharge s out may be adjusted by screwing it up or own on the threaded member J.

As a modification, the construction illus trated in Fig. 3 may be employed, in which the rate of feed is determined by the rate of travel'of a sweep P Within the rece tacle A. This sweep P moves the 'materia laterally beneath the guard plate 0, which is above the discharge a erture C permitting the dislaced material to fall through said aperture.

e rate of feed may be varied by an adjustable plate R, which increases or diminishes the area of the aperture C. This modification is not as desirable a structure or as accurate in its operation as the one illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, but, in a broad sense, it embodies the same principle of operation.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a feed mechanism for granular or comminu ted. material the combination with a holder for the granular or comminuted material, having an apertured bottom, of a plate in said. holder directl above said aperture, and a second plate beneath said a erture revoluble about an axis eccentric t ereto,

and. adapted to support the material fed through the aperture and means for deflect- .in the material over the edge of said revolu le late.

2. feed mechanism for granular or comminuted material comprising a holder for the material, having an apertured'bottom, a plate arranged parallel to said bottom directly above said a ertu're, means for movin the material later y between said late and apertured bottom of the receptac e, and a traveling plate arranged beneath said aperture for supporting the material fed through said a erturel 3.. a feed mechanism for granular or comminuted material the combination with a holder for the granular or comminuted material, having an a ertured bottom, of a plate in said holder 'rectly above said aperture, a second plate. beneath said aperture revoluble about an axis eccentric thereto 1 the aperture, and means inde endent of said plates for adjustingthe rate 0 discharge.

4. In a feed mechanism, the combination with a holder for the granular or comminuted material, of an adjustable discharge s out depending from said holder, a revo uble plate arranged beneath said spout and traveling transversely thereto, sald s out being adjacent to the periphery of said revoluble plate whereby in the rotation of said plate a column of granular or comminutd material of uniform width is deposited thereon, and means for deflecting the material over the peri hery of said plate before the completion of t e revolution thereof.

5. In a feed mechanism, the combination with a holder for the granulated or comminuted material, having an a ertured bottom, a plate in said holder direct y above the aperture, an adjustable discharge spout depending from said a erture, a traveling plate beneath said disc arge spout, and means for deflecting the material over the edge of said traveling plate.

6. In a feed mechanism, the combination with a holder for the granulated or comminuted material having an apertured bottom, a plate directly above the aperture .means for moving the material laterally between said plate and the bottom, a discharge spout depending from said aperture, a traveling plate beneath said discharge s out and, av

scraper ada ted to laterally de ect the material over t e e e-cf said traveling plate.

7 A feed mechanism for granular or comminuted material comprising a holder rovided with a discharge aperture in the ottom thereof eccentric to the aria of said holder, a plate arranged arallel to said bottom s aced therefrom and? guarding the aperture t erein, means for moving the material laterally between said plate and discharge a erture, and means for variably adjusting t e distance between said discharge aperture and plate.

8. A feed mechanism for granular or comminuted material comprising a holder for the material provided with an aperture in the bottom or said holder eccentric to the axis of the holder, a discharge spout for said aperture, a plate arranged parallel to said bottom s aced therefrom and guarding the aperture therein, means for moving the material latorally between said late and discharge spout, and means forvaria l adjusting the distance between the outer en of said discharge spout and said traveling plate.

9. In a feed mechanism, the combination with a holder for the granular or comminuted material, a discharge spout for said holder, a traveling plate beneathsaid holder and spaced therefrom having its axis of rotation eccentric to said dischar e s out, and means for variably adjusting t e tance between said said holder and spaced therefrom traveling said material is regulated.

spout mulplatewhereby the discharge of laterally between the discharge spout and .0

plate, and means for variably ad'ust-ing the r 10. A feed mechanism for granular or com distance between said spout and p ate. minuted material comprising a holder, :1 dis- In testimony whereof I affix my signature charge spout for said holder, n'plate beneath I in presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE M. MORSE. Witnesses:

W. B. KNICKERBOCKEB, J. L. BENTLEY.

transvelsely to said spout and adspted to present different portions in IQglStl'fltlOIl therewith, means for moving the materlal 

